tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216091202961011385.post1724385970240090048..comments2023-10-25T06:06:52.300-07:00Comments on Honest Search for Truth: Only Miracles can be Evidence for the Existence of a GodJoshua Willmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141590324355987426noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216091202961011385.post-23510104693752413922014-12-31T19:47:09.397-08:002014-12-31T19:47:09.397-08:00Hi Travis!
Thanks for reading and leaving a comme...Hi Travis!<br /><br />Thanks for reading and leaving a comment! :)<br /><br />I think that the initial tuning constitutes divine intervention, just like the fine-tuning argument. The length of time doesn't matter in my opinion--the observation of the miracle could take place instantly, in a few seconds, or billions of years after, it shouldn't matter! The example you shared definitely sounds like a miracle to me--and I certainly agree that a creator could set things up so that just such an event would happen, if that creator wanted to do so.<br /><br />Thanks again for commenting! :) :) :)<br /><br />Your blog looks pretty interesting btw.Joshua Willmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00141590324355987426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216091202961011385.post-7047385727433274112014-12-27T22:47:44.013-08:002014-12-27T22:47:44.013-08:00Hi Josh,
This is an interesting premise that I had...Hi Josh,<br />This is an interesting premise that I hadn't considered before. At first I was convinced but then I thought that maybe there were counter-examples. What if the creator utilized an ability to forecast the detailed outcomes of the physics engine to hide "easter egg" messages in the creation simply by setting the proper initial parameters? For example, the creator could tune the big bang so that at 12PM UTC on Jan 1, 2015, massive landslides occur on each continent which each reveal a massive rock wall whose striations and sediment layers present text in the local native language which explains in detail how the author, the creator of the universe, intentionally setup the universe to reveal this message by tuning the initial parameters. Is this a miracle (because of the initial tuning), or does the fact that this occurred only after billions of years of lawful physics make this a "natural event" despite it's massively apparent teleology?Travis Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493818041928544851noreply@blogger.com